Case study · Kazakhstan

52 tanks, six parallel trains, one cold winter

A 2,160 m³ tilapia farm in Kazakhstan: 52 tanks on six parallel treatment trains, designed for a cold winter.

2,160 m³

culture volume

Tilapia

species

Kazakhstan

country

New build

project type

The site

Tilapia are a warm-water species, and the Kazakhstan site has a cold winter. The system was designed for that climate.

The configuration

Why parallel trains

Splitting the farm into six trains means no single loop carries the whole farm. A fault in one train does not stop the others.

Project facts

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Design basis

Designing for tilapia.

Published figures for the species, and what each one changes in the design. Not measurements from this farm. Source: .SRAC, Tank Culture of Tilapia

Factor
What the research reports
What it changes in the design

Temperature

27–29 °C for best growth; 25–32 °C acceptable

Heating or cooling decides energy use

Oxygen

5.0–7.5 mg/L; growth suffers below 3.5 mg/L

Oxygen sized on peak feed

CO₂

Below 40 mg/L

Degassing tower

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What to ask us about this farm.

We share what the farm owner allows.

Layout

Tank and loop arrangement.

Equipment list

Units and sizes.

Photos

From build and site.

Questions

Our engineers answer by email or video.

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